BBC Future combed through the evidence to size up its impact on everything from your sexual allure to your bank account and your lifespan. Money and power At 6ft 4in cm , Abraham Lincoln would tower above Barack Obama — but even he is around 3in 8cm taller than the average American. Confirming the correlation, a recent study found that taller candidates do indeed tend to receive more votes. Beyond the race to the White House, taller men and women are considered to be more dominant, healthy, and intelligent , and are more likely to be chosen for more competitive jobs; they also earn more money.